Document ID (ISN) | 37606 |
CIS number |
82-654 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
Year |
1981 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Samimi B.S., Williams A.M. |
Title |
Occupational exposure to asbestos fibres resulting from use of asbestos gloves |
Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1981, Vol.42, No.12, p.870-875. Illus. 12 ref. |
Abstract |
176 air samples were collected over 10 pairs of asbestos gloves in an isolation chamber during simulation of a sterilisation procedure. Means of time-weighted average (TWA) concentrations ranged from 0.95 to 11.74 fibres (>5µm/cm3 of air). Well-worn, clean gloves emitted more fibres than did new gloves, but fibre emission decreased with increased surface soiling. In a simulation of the sterilisation procedure in a well-ventilated room, the range of mean TWA concentrations was 0.07-0.99 fibre/cm3 for breathing zone samples and 0.06-0.60 fibre/cm3 for area samples. In actual workplaces the concentration range was 0.07-2.93 and 0.04-0.74 fibre/cm3 in breathing zones and areas respectively. 5 of 7 breathing zone samples in workplaces exceeded the proposed TWA concentration limit of 0.1 asbestos fibre/cm3. The use of available substitutes for asbestos gloves is strongly recommended. |
Descriptors (primary) |
protective gloves; limitation of exposure; asbestos |
Descriptors (secondary) |
skin contamination; substitution; exposure evaluation; laboratory work |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos Hand and arm protection
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